1. To push against gently
   - nudge, poke at 
2. Urge on; cause to act
   - incite, egg on, egg 
3. Poke or thrust abruptly
   - jab, stab, poke, dig

1. A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
   - goad, goading, prodding, urging, spur, spurring 
2. A pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
   - goad

Derived forms: prodded, prodding, prods

Type of: device, encouragement, force, push, thrust

Encyclopedia: Prod

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